Sanitary urine tube for infants



April 15, 1924; 1,490,793

L. G. AJAMIAN ET AL SANITARY URINE TUBE FOR INFANTS Filed June 6. 1923 WI TN SES IN VENTOJB LZSaFZ. 1401451155! I A TTORNE YS I Fet Apr. 15,

NiTED STATES PATENT OFFICE- LISA! G. lumen AND YEBVAN'I. E. Luann, 0! Wm 30m, JERSEY,

may unnm TUBE ron. mum's Application filed n. a, meal Serial I m- 848,784,

To all whom it maycmwem:

Be it mown that we, LrsAr G. AJAMIAN and YERVANT E. AJAMIAN, citizens of the United States, and residents of West Hoboken, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Sanitary Urine Tube for Infants, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a sanitary urin tube or receptacle for use in connection with infants or adults.

An object of the invehtion is to provide a sanitary, removable, easily cleansed receptacle which can be readily attached to and removed from the person of the wearer for the reception of liquid, especially in the case A further object concerns the provision of means whereby the use of this article causes.

a irn of confusion and irritation.

The invention is illustrated in the drawings, of which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the dev ce; V

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2--% of Fig. 1, showing in dot-and-dash lines the relation of the human figure to the devi in use;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 4- of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is asection taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2; and.

Fig. 8 is a. section on the lower end of the tubular part of the device showing a m.- fied form thereof.

The form of the invention shown in the drawings is a preferred form, although'it is understood that modifications in the construction and arrangement of the parts and in the character of the materials used may be ado md without departing from the spirit 0 the invention.

In handling infants and certain types of adults, especially invalids, it is often found that discharges of liquid therefrom'are not easily coniiroll able, and for that reason it is highly n to pro ide somem h-ns to receive such liquids, which device can be attached to the teen of the wearer, can be readily remov and can be easily cleaned and kept in a sanitary condition.

.To thisend I provide a tubular member, preferably made of some waterproof meterial, attached to the body of the wearer and at its lower end so folded and held together by suitable fastening means as to be liquid tight but capable, when the fastening means is unfastened, of being opened to rei move the discharge of liquid therefrom. Near the upper en auxiliary chamber constructed to permit the flow of liquid therethrough in one direction of this tubular member or receptacle is we valve arrangement or but not in the reverse direction. Into this i auxiliary chamber the genital organ of male persons projects, so that any discharge therefrom will be properly received. This tubular member or rece tacle is attached to a body portion of suita 1e material, such as linen, althou it may be made of stifl'er material, such. as heavy rubber or waterproof fabric; and this sheet of material or support acts also to lie at ainst the genital organs to support them. The support is attached to the body of the wearer by connected at one end to a belt or strip passing around the waist, and at the other end bystrips passing beneath the groin.

As shown particularly in the {M- the apparatus includs a belt 1 adapted to pass around the waist, and two stri s 2 and3 adapted to pass beneath the egs of the wearer underneath the groin. The ends of these strips 2 and 3 are connected by suitable snap fasteners to one end of a sheet 4 to act as a support for certain of the genital organs, refer-ably male persons. The other end of t is sheet orsupport is connected by snap fasteners to the front of the belt 1. This sheet or su port is provided with an aperture 5 to whic one end of a tubularmemher or receptacle 6 is fastened in any suitable manner, such as by sewing. This tubular. member or receptacle at its lower end is folded, as shown in Fi 2 and 5, and when folded is held in this condition by snap fasteners such as 7 and 8 so that when folded the lower end is sufiiciently tight to prohibit the outflow of liquid from the receptacle. When, however these fasteners are unfastened and the folds are shaken out,

the awe and e tub l r receptacle is being is entirely open, permitting the li uid to pass out. The material of which t is tubular member is made is, of course, no part of the invention except that it should referably be of some waterproof material 11 e rubber or waterproof linen. In thc upper end of the receptacle is an auxiliary chamber 9, also formed of waterproof material, fastened at its upper end to the upper end of the receptacle 6, but at its lower end hanging over within said receptacle. This lower end is preferably drawn together at its edges so that liquid discharged within this auxiliary receptacle will pass out thereof I into the main receptacle 6 but will not have a tendencyor be able to pass back. This auxiliary receptacle or chamber 9 is preferably lined with some soft material 10, which may preferably be cotton or linen, because into this auxiliary receptacle there projects one of the genital organs and irritation-of this organ is not desirable, and for this reason the soft lining is provided.

As shown in Fig. 6, the bottom of the main receptacle may be provided with a suitable metallic discharge plug 11 which can be closed-by an ordinary stopper 12 of an% suitable design.

t will, therefore, be seen that I have provided a simple, efiicient device which can be used to avoid unnecessary and embarrassing conditions due to faulty control of urine flow, which is, nevertheless, something that can be worn unobtrusively and is easily removed from the body and can be easily kept clean at all times.

What we claim is: 1

1. A sanitary receptacle which includes a tubular waterproof receptacle having a normally open bottom provided with a urality of folds, a fastening means attached thereto tohold the lower folded end closed when said end is folded, an auxiliary receptacle or chamber at the other end of said main receptacle adapted .to receive a male genital o'rgan, and a valve in the lower end of said auxiliary receptacle permitting the flow of liquid therethrough in one direction onl 2. A sanitary receptacle which inclu es a tubular waterproof receptacle having a norliquid t mally open bottom provided with a lurality of folds, a fastening means attache thereto ceptacle adapted to receive a male genital organ, a valve in the lower end of said auxiliar receptacle permitting the flow of herethrou h in one direction only, and lining of so t non-irritating material for said auxiliary chamber or receptacle.

3. A sanitary receptacle which includes a tubular waterproof receptacle having a normally open bottom provided with a plurality of folds, a fastening means attached thereto to hold the lower folded end closed when said end is folded, an auxiliary receptacle or chamber at the other end of said main receptacle adapted to receive a male genital organ, a valve in the lower end of said auxiliar receptacle permitting the flow ofliquid t erethrough in one direction only,

a supporting sheet to which the upper end of said tubular member is fastened, and a waistband to which one portion of said supporting sheet is fastened.

4. A sanitary receptacle which includes a tubular waterproof receptacle havin a normally open bottom provided with a p urality of folds, a fastening means attached thereto to hold the lower folded end closed when said end is folded, an auxiliary receptacle or chamber at the other end of said main receptacle adapted to receive a male genital organ, a valve in the lower end of said auxiliary receptacle permitting the flow of liquid therethrough in one direction only, a supgorting sheet to which the upper end of sai tubular member is fastened, a waistband to which one portion of said supporthi LISAF G. X AJAMIAN.

mar YERVANT E. AJAMIAN Witness to mark:

GEORGE H. EMSLIE. 

